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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 293-303.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does Fiona suggest to Grant that he take when he asks whether she will be done helping with the game soon?
(a) Ask the staff for a cup of coffee.
(b) Ask the staff for a milkshake.
(c) Ask the staff for a cup of tea.
(d) Ask the staff for a glass of wine.

2. What two adjectives are used to describe the kindness with which Fiona treats Grant during his visits?
(a) Boisterous and casual.
(b) Distracted and social.
(c) Cordial and hollow.
(d) Purposeful and practiced.

3. Aubrey is said to prefer taking what action in relation to Fiona as long as she remains close by?
(a) Berating her.
(b) Talking about her.
(c) Leaning on her.
(d) Ignoring her.

4. What word does Grant use to describe what academic parties were like before the onset of the sexual revolution?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Staid.
(c) Boring.
(d) Predictable.

5. What two types of literature has Grant always taught as a university professor?
(a) South American and Central American.
(b) Greek and Roman.
(c) Nordic and Slavic.
(d) Nordic and Anglo-Saxon.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the time of the narrative's events, Grant is writing a book about myths of what type?

2. Grant tells the doctor that Fiona had once mistakenly left what object in storage for an extended period of time?

3. When Fiona became interested in Iceland, she still did not plan to travel there and stated what reason for her choice?

4. What objects does Fiona name as a means of "always taking you somewhere" (277)?

5. For how many years have Fiona and Grant lived in their house by the time Fiona moves to Meadowlake?

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